Perhaps it’s the dreary August weather, unusually torrid and enervating even for Washington, which traditionally becomes a tropical swamp in late summer. Or perhaps it’s that Congress is out of town, junketing around the globe in search of the perfect hangover. But whatever the reason, the mood in Washington—especially the mood among members of the Carter Administration—is definitely down.
There’s the Bert Lance business, bringing with it the first real whiff of corruption to emanate from the new Administration. There’s Chip Carter, whose well-known fondness for Beautiful People and Washington watering spots has earned him a one-way ticket back to Plains. There’s Billy, who is resigning from the peanut business to work full-time at capitalizing on his brother’s name, something that has the White House image-makers climbing the wall.
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